In reply to Duke :
Yeah, no, I was not aware they tried it on planes either.
As noted, it's usefulness on a plane would be far lower. Figuring out exactly what type of plane it is is less useful since with or without camouflage it's pretty hard to determine that until they are very close (thus the need for US fighter esscort (spelled that way to avoid the filters) fighters to stay well away from US bomber formations!).
You thought it was hot in that tank on that south Pacific island? Attach a huge flamethrower to it! (Those early tanks must have been incredibly miserable in the Pacific / North Africa!). Yes, most of the heat is thrown far away, but it's still has to have an effect.
The US employed an angular 'dazzle' paint scheme on many aircraft starting with VF-301 F-4s.
Here is a vid with Commander Heatley describing how he came up with it and how effective it was.
In reply to myf16n :
Interesting. I guess they just went with low visibility gray as an easy compromise.
So... you are saying this is NOT a good camouflage schema? 
Actually I suspect if you went with this on the body and made the wings low visibility gray, it would be like dogfighting a pencil, you would have no idea what roll aspect the plane was in (not that dogfighting an F-104 is going to be a huge challenge generally!)
Duke
MegaDork
8/30/24 12:51 p.m.
Maynard watching Les, 31 years ago.
aircooled said:
In reply to myf16n :
Interesting. I guess they just went with low visibility gray as an easy compromise.
You're exactly correct. Maintaining the Heater-Ferris paint-job is damn near impossible on an aircraft carrier. By the time the squadrons disembark all of the aircraft, they are a patchwork of colors due to the spot repainting that takes place every time a panel is opened. Each fastener needs to be repainted in an attempt to reduce the corrosion that almost instantly occurs.
myf16n said:
The US employed an angular 'dazzle' paint scheme on many aircraft starting with VF-301 F-4s.
Here is a vid with Commander Heatley describing how he came up with it and how effective it was.
Heatley and Keith Ferris (the artist who paited that giant B-17 mural at the Air & Space Museum) also patented the false canopy on the underside of the fuselage. The Airforce and Navy rejected it back then because "NoT iNvEnTeD hErE." Once the patent ran out, it started appearing on all sorts of aircraft.
The RCAF, for their 100th anniversary, has an F-18 that is beautiful. The bottom has a tartan false canopy. Because of course it does.
150th anniversary? Or is this for the anniversary of Canada? (I don't speak Canadian) I guess 1867 doesn't make a lot of sense for the forming of an airforce!
Not sure if this is what you were referring to, but it looks even more impressive in a pic:
I had to try, to satisfy my curiosity:
... and the downhill run to Papette
with 80 feet of waterline nicely making way.
"Music" is now owned by Beau Vrolyk.
I read where he screened prospective buyers. You had to convince The Croz that you would take care of his boat.
In reply to 914Driver :
Since seeing this in the morning, I've had 'A G D Bm D, A G D Bm A' stuck in my head all day. ...which hasn't been terrible.
STM317
PowerDork
9/3/24 5:46 a.m.
Some people just have more talent than others
